Heave | Mean of heave in English Dictionary

/ˈhiːv/

• Verb
• to lift or pull (something) with effort
1. We heaved the box (up) onto the table.
2. I tried to heave myself (up) out of the chair.
3. She heaved the door shut.
4. The sailors started heaving on the rope.
• to throw (something) with effort
1. heave a rock
2. The quarterback heaved the ball down the field.
• to breathe in and breathe out (a sigh) in a slow or loud way
1. She sat down and heaved a sigh of relief.

• to move up and down repeatedly
1. He stopped running and stood there with his chest heaving.
2. The boat heaved up and down with the waves.
• to be pushed up
1. The roads have begun to heave with frost.
• to slowly move closer and become visible
1. A ship hove into view on the horizon.
• to stop moving
1. The ship hove to.
• Noun
• an act of lifting or pulling something with effort
1. We lifted the box onto the table with a heave.
2. He gave the rope a mighty heave.
• a forceful throw
1. The quarterback uncorked a mighty heave.